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The first roster cuts were made today with a handful of prospects heading to their clubs. To the main club goes:

QUAD CITY (AHL):
Derek Couture (RW)
Adam Cracknell (RW)
Justin Donati (C)
Curtis Fraser (C)
Tim Hambly (LD)
Mike Madill (RD)

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Seems that Andrei Taratukhin has signed a deal with Ufa Salavat Yulaev of the Russian super league. That would mean the second player to head off to Russia for more money. There has been no confirmation about the deal but we believe it could be contingent on him making the Flames squad.

P.S. Rookie camps starts in 8 days.

Some of the top stories you may have missed this past week (hurry for newspaper links or they disappear):

• Mike Keenan discusses if the Flames are a contender.
• Players and their new summers.


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Some of the top stories you may have missed this past week (hurry for Calgary Herald stories or they disappear):

• Nystrom, Godard, McElhinney, Maki sign one year deals.
• Brief article on Finn prospect Juuso Puustinen.
• Rhett Warrner going back to power skating.
• Iginla ready to roll.
• Old Flames Ference and Montador travel overseas to help kids.

Confirming what Flames fans already knew, there will be a new backup this year for Calgary after Jamie Mclennan, last year’s backup goalie, signed in Russia. The question that now remains is who will fill the spot behind 70-75 game performer Kiprusoff?

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Go Flames Go!

Some Stories You May Have Missed

FlamesForum is dedicated to keeping Flames fans updated on the latest news even if it’s not our own. The junior prospects development camp has begun at the North East Sportsplex. Here are some cool articles on the latest happenings:

• Calgary Herald article on goalie prospects.
• Steve Mcfarlene from the Calgary sun on Chris Chucko.
• From the Calgary Flames official web site, and article on Dustyn Boyd
• Bench boss Mike Keenan sees the young troops for the first time; plans to keep Flames coaching staff intact.
• A nice article on one of the few Russian prospects Andrei Taratukhin
• A chat about newly acquired defenceman John Negrin. Who?
• 2006 final round Swedish defenceman pick Per Jonsson. Who?!

The good news, pretty much everybody, especially high profile players, will reject their first offer. It’s just interesting it hit the newswire; Kipper wanting to test free agency next year. Then again, Metro news could just be blowing smoke up everybody’s skirt.

http://flames.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamSchedule.

Here is the link to the schedule at the Calgary Flames official web site.

Five year deals all around

It appears Sutter has been busy not only working the free agency lines but also shoring up some of the foundational pillars of the organization. The future looks bright with the likes of our superstar Iginla and now two solid defensemen locked up for 5 and 6 more years.

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